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casualize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-su-al-ize
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become, or cause to become, casual; to become regarded casually

verb

To convert from regular to casual labor

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English casual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English casualize From casual + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

casualizes (present, singular) casualizing (participle, present) casualized (participle, past) casualized (past) casualise (alternative)

Questions

What does casualize mean?
To become, or cause to become, casual; to become regarded casually
Where does casualize come from?
Etymology tree English casual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English casualize From casual + -ize.

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